Pokémon Charizard G Holo #001/016 — Charizard Half Deck 2009, Japanese PSA 10

The Charizard Half Deck of 2009 was a Japanese promotional product built around a single idea: two SP Pokémon, Garchomp and Charizard, facing each other as complete decks. Charizard G opens that deck as card 001/016, the base of the line that culminates in the LV.X version, and it exists in no booster set — the half deck was the only way to obtain it.

Wataru Kawahara illustrated the card in flight against a night sky, a frame deliberately continuous with the LV.X that follows it. The statline reflects the design of the SP era: 100 HP with Kaen Hikou and the 50-damage Heat Blast, built to apply pressure while the player assembles the evolution. Collectors of the deck treat the pair as a unit, which is why the base card is sought alongside its higher-level counterpart rather than in isolation.

Printed as a 1st Edition and distributed only through the promotional deck, the card saw play and handling in its time. This example has been authenticated and encapsulated by PSA at 10 GEM MINT in a sealed holder, the maximum grade available and the standard against which surviving copies of a 2009 Japanese promo are now measured.